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boxy

adjective

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as in blocky

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Recent Examples of boxy The easy-to-style staple can be worn now with a tank or tee and sneakers, and again in the fall with a boxy blazer and leather boots. — Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026 Once outside the walls of Buddyland and into the surrounding wilderness, Kelly shifts from boxy TV framing and video texture to a cinematic widescreen ratio, but the milieu still seems half-real, half-stylized. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Unlike boxy, bulky organizers, trunk cargo nets expand to secure your groceries, sports gear or belongings. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026 Linocut emerges as the perfect medium for capturing the era’s boxy dresses and bold, dazzling patterns. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for boxy

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With confetti colors and an appealing blocky design (buffered by rounded edges), these statement pieces are easy to clean and light enough to be moved from playroom to patio without a hitch.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 31 Aug. 2026
The design sheds the current generation’s swoopier and more angular aesthetic for a blocky motif and front and rear LED strips.

— Adam Ismail, The Drive, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of blocky

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Its eight digesters are designed to generate more than 4,400 standard cubic feet per minute of biogas, which will then be upgraded to pipeline-quality renewable natural gas.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
The outburst flood sent more than 13 billion gallons (50 million cubic meters) of water rushing down the mountain, damaging several dams, more than 25,000 buildings and more than 30 bridges.

— Umesh Haritashya, The Conversation, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of cubic

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The cabins are cute, cubical trailers—sleek with black paint and wooden details, and big picture windows.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
The company also made a 2015 purchase of Hinkel, a producer of window shades, cubical curtains and related products.

— Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of cubical

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